As a tradition, the OPD2024 program will include both the academy and industry sessions running in parallel.
Venue (28 – 30 May):
Scandic Marina Congress Center, 1st and 2nd floors, Europaea and Fennia halls
Katajanokanlaituri 6
00160, Helsinki
Finland
Tuesday 28.5.2024
| 12.00 |
Registration opens – Congress Center 1st floor lobby |
| 12:45-14:15 | Coffee for Student Event attendees , Nordia, 2nd floor foyer |
| 13.00-15.00 |
Student Event – Gaining employment in Finland, Nordia, 2nd floor |
| 13.15-14.55 |
Nordic Photonics Forum: Nordics meet France, Fennia I, 2nd floor |
| 15.00-18.00 | PREIN Annual Event, Fennia I, 2nd floor |
| 18.30-18.40 | OPD 2024 Welcome speech, Juha Purmonen, Executive Director, Photonics Finland - Helsinki City Hall |
| 18.40-20.00 | Get together networking reception with EPIC XR event attendees - Helsinki City Hall - Bring the QR code confirmation you received by email |
Wednesday 29.5.2024
| 08.00-8.45 | Registration opens |
| 08.45-09.00 | Welcome Speech - Kim Grundström, Chairman of the Board, Photonics Finland |
| 09.00-09.45 |
Plenary: Jean-Luc Beylat, Nokia Bell Labs, Europaea, 1st floor |
| 09.45-10.10 | Exhibitor's pitch - Session 1, Europaea, 1st floor |
| 10.10-10.40 | Coffee break and Exhibition - Conference Center 1st floor lobby |
| Parallel sessions: | |
| 10.40-12.00 | Academic Session 1 - Optical Spectroscopy and Sensing, Fennia, 2nd floor |
| Industrial session 1 - Photonics for Agri-food, Europaea, 1st floor | |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch break - Conference Center lobby, (1st floor), and Restaurant Marine (2nd floor) & Exhibition & Poster session 1, 2nd floor lobby |
| 13.00-14.00 | Poster Session 1 - 2nd floor lobby |
| 14.00-14.45 |
Plenary: Sara Ducci, Université Paris Cité, Europaea, 1st floor |
| 14.45-15.15 | Exhibitor's pitch - Session 2, Europaea, 1st floor |
| 15.15-15.45 | Coffee break and Exhibition - Conference Center 1st floor lobby |
| Parallel sessions: | |
| 15.45-17.05 | Academic Session 2 - Fundamental and Quantum Photonics , Fennia, 2nd floor |
| Industrial session 2 - Photonics and Semiconductor, Europaea, 1st floor | |
| 17.05-19.00 | Finnish National Photonics Roadmap Workshop - Europaea, 1st floor |
| 20.00-23.30 | Conference dinner, Fennia 1-2, 2nd floor. Photonics Finland Awards for The Photonics Company of the Year, and Best PhD Thesis. |
| 23.30 - | Katajanokka Rooftop & Terrace to wrap up the evening - few minutes walk from the dinner location |
Thursday 30.5.2024
| 09.15 | OPD2024 doors open |
| 09.15- 09.45 | Coffee break and Exhibition - Conference Center, 1st floor Lobby |
| 09.45-10.30 |
Plenary: Jussi Rautiainen, Senop, Europaea, 1st floor |
| Parallel sessions: | |
| 10.40-12.00 | Academic Session 3 - Photonics Materials and Structures, Fennia, 2nd floor |
| Industrial session 3 - Photonics and Industrial Spectroscopy, Europaea, 1st floor | |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch break |
| 12.00-15.00 | Job Fair and Exhibition |
| 13.00-14.00 | Poster session 2 - 2nd floor lobby |
| 14.00-14.45 |
Plenary: Victor Torres-Company, Chalmers University of Technology, Europaea, 1st floor |
| Parallel sessions: | |
| 14.45-16.05 | Academic Session 4 - Nonlinear Optics, Fennia, 2nd floor |
| Industrial session 4 - Photonics for circular economy, Europaea, 1st floor | |
| 16.05-16.20 | Best Poster Awards & Conference Farewell |
| 18.30-21.00 | Exclusive dinner for Delegation visit from abroad. Restaurant Locandascappi. Registered people only. |
Friday 31.5.2024 **
** Please note that this part of the event is exclusively for attendees coming from abroad.
| 08.30-09.00 | Transportation from Grand Marina hotel to Espoo |
| 09.00-10.30 | Visit of MIKES by Antti Lassila, VTT, Espoo |
| 10.30-11.15 | Visit of Micronova by Timo Aalto, VTT, Espoo |
| 11.15-11.45 | Company presentation - Dispelix by Joonas Heikkinen, cleanroom operations Director |
| 11.45-12.00 | Discussion & networking |
| 12.00-12.45 | Transportation to airport by bus |
| 13.00-17.00 | Lunch & Consortium meeting of DeepSupport Project Scandic Airport hotel Event reserved to the project partners |